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<h2>Using the CustomizableIntroPart</h2>

<p>The platform's <a href="../reference/api/org/eclipse/ui/intro/config/CustomizableIntroPart.html"><b>CustomizableIntroPart</b></a> 
is an intro part which reads intro content from XML files and presents the 
content using HTML. Cascading Style Sheets (css) can be used to control most 
aspects of the presentation including background image, font style and layout.&nbsp; 
The following extensions are required to use <b> <a href="../reference/api/org/eclipse/ui/intro/config/CustomizableIntroPart.html">CustomizableIntroPart</a>.</b></p>

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  <li><a href="../reference/extension-points/org_eclipse_ui_intro.html"><b>
  org.eclipse.intro</b></a> to defines an intro id and specifies that it will 
  use the <a href="../reference/api/org/eclipse/ui/intro/config/CustomizableIntroPart.html"><b>CustomizableIntroPart</b></a></li>
  <li><b><a href="../reference/extension-points/org_eclipse_ui_intro.html">
  org.eclipse.intro</a></b> to define the product binding which specifies which 
  intro a product will use</li>
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<b><a href="../reference/extension-points/org_eclipse_ui_intro_config.html">org.eclipse.ui.intro.config</a> </b>
  to defines the intro content for a particular intro id</li>
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<p>In addition 
<b><a href="../reference/extension-points/org_eclipse_ui_intro_configExtension.html">org.eclipse.ui.intro.configExtension</a> </b>
extensions can be used from any plugin to extend the intro content.  This structure allows product plug-in developers to focus on developing their intro content rather than
implementing an intro part scheme from scratch.  If a different intro class is specified, then these two extension points
are not utilized and the specified class must implement its own scheme for intro content format and configuration.
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<h3>Related Topics</h3>

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<a href="ua_intro_define_content.htm">Defining intro content</a><br>
<a href="ua_intro_minimal.htm">Defining a minimal intro configuration</a><br>
<a href="ua_intro_defining_config.htm">Defining an intro config</a></p>

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